"Here is a well beaten track under our feet. Let us keep it. It may not be quite the shortest way; it may not take us through all the grandeur and sublimity which bolder pedestrians might see; we may miss a picturesque waterfall, a remarkable glacier, a charming view: but the track will bring us safe to our quarters for the night." - Dr. Dale, quoted in Spurgeon's Sermon Notes
Recommended reading:
The Forgotten Spurgeon, by Iain Murray
A Defense of Calvinism - by Charles Spurgeon